26Synonyms found for former

Word Origin & History

former "earlier in time," c.1160, comparative of forme "first," patterned on formest "foremost" (see foremost). An unusual case of a comparative formed from a superlative (the -m- is a superlative element; the word was formed on the analogy of foremost).

Example Sentences for former

Former football player committed to promoting all sports.

Words from our former senior editor for photography.

How the latter can tell us more about our origins than the former.

Former students play catch up with their former teachers and professors.

They have often threatened to retaliate in the past when former junta leaders faced prosecution.

Our majestic national bird is flying high over much of its former range and may soon be off the endangered list.

Former skeptics develop an alternative hybrid system.

Photographs and other historical records testify to the former abundance of the sea.

The former patent powerhouse works on new therapies.

The new space has the same bones, but more function and style than in its former life.